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metrical unit vs spondee

spondee vs metrical unit

metrical unit and spondee both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
metrical unit Yes No No No
spondee Yes No No No
As nouns, spondee is a hyponym of metrical unit; that is, spondee is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than metrical unit:
  • metrical unit: (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
  • spondee: a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables
Other hyponyms of metrical unit include dactyl, iamb, iambus, anapaest, anapest, amphibrach, trochee, dibrach, pyrrhic, iambic trimeter.
metrical unit (noun) spondee (noun)
(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables
Difference between metrical unit and spondee

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